787-8 Economy Row 36
Aug 29, 23, 4:09 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: San Francisco
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787-8 Economy Row 36
My wife and I are flying round trip LAX-SCL-LAX in October and I noticed that there are two seats together at the very rear of the economy cabin. On both flights this entire row is greyed out, so is there a trick to getting seats? It'd be great if it was just the two of us together.
Aug 30, 23, 5:14 pm
#2
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 43
I called LATAM's US number and oddly enough the middle seats in row 36 were available over the phone, but the window aisle were not. I'm hopeful I can snag these at check-in, especially since they don't look great on the seat map.
Sep 3, 23, 6:08 pm
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 43
My understanding is that there is no 36B or 36K, meaning 36AC and 36JL are just two seats together. This is nice for a couple and I think the missing middle seat makes up for the curvature of the fuselage. The 788 doesn't have bathrooms in the rear galley, but I agree galley noise could be annoying. Overall, I would prefer these to being a couple in a window/middle and having to ask someone every time I want to get up during the flight.
Sep 3, 23, 6:15 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AA LT Gold
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They won't be available for you to pick.
Sep 3, 23, 6:23 pm
#6
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 43
Unfortunate for us, but makes sense. You'd think with the crew rest options on the 787 they would want to sell those seats to revenue passengers, although perhaps LATAM didn't order them with a large enough crew rest area.
